Our Mandate
We are not a reaction.
We are a continuation.
"The promise made during Reconstruction was broken by violence and political cowardice. We are reclaiming it."
In 1865, the 13th Amendment abolished slavery. In 1868, the 14th granted citizenship. In 1870, the 15th guaranteed the right to vote. For a decade, Black Americans held office, wrote state constitutions, built schools, and demonstrated that multiracial democracy was not only possible — it was transformative.
The Compromise of 1877 ended it. Federal troops withdrew. The era of Redemption, Jim Crow, and systematic disenfranchisement followed. What was called "the end of Reconstruction" was, in fact, a coup against democracy.
1865
13th Amendment
Abolition of slavery. The legal foundation for citizenship and participation.
1870
15th Amendment
Black men granted the right to vote — a right immediately targeted for suppression.
1877
The Betrayal
Federal troops withdrawn. Reconstruction dismantled. The promise deferred for generations.
Now
The Reconstruction PAC
Finishing what was interrupted. Building what was denied. Winning what was stolen.